Improvement in feather-renovators



\ No. 79,668. l

M AsoN- a; BELL.

yFeather Renovaton Patented July 7, V15868.

A IlIETEHS, FNOTD-MTHOGRAPHEE WASHINGTDN. D C.

4 @auch tang 32H5 @Huh O. M'AVSON AND G. F. BELLOF ,WELLINGTON OHIO.

Letters -Patent No. 79,668, dated July 7, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN FEATHER-RENOVATORS.

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Be it known that we, E. MASON. and G. F. BLL, ofWellington, in the county offLorain, in the-State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feather-Renovators; and we do hereby declare that the following is a'full .and'complete descriptionuof the same, reference being had to-the accompanying drawings, making a. part of this specification, in whioh- Y .Figure 1 .is a sidev view of the machine.

Figure 2, 'a view of the inside and cylinder.

Figure 3, a view ofthe inside with the cylinder detached.

Figure 4, an end view. i

Figure 5, a detached section. v

' Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views.

In fig. 1, A-lepresents an oblong square box or case; ]3, a cylinder, having its-bearings iu the ends of'the same, as shown in figs. 2 and 3. Said cylinder consists ofthe heads C, to which' is secured lthe'wire netting or gauze BLand which constitutes the sides of the cylinder,.a longitudinal section, of which is vmade as a door, whereby access-is had to the inside. Y i f In the bottom of the box, immediately under the cylinder, is an 'arrangement o f steam-pipes, D E. The side pipes, D, are put in communication with an outside steam-boiler, by the-'induction-pipe F, and the central perforated'pipe E, by the induction-pipe G, each of` which is furnished by a stop-cock, I, the purpose of which will .hereinafter beishown. A

It will .be observed Lthat the gauze at the ends ofthe cylinder does not touch the heads, but that .there is a space, H, 5, between the-head and netting, the netting serving as a liniiig to the heads, so that the inner side-of the cylinder is entirely of gauze, Y

Havingthus described the construction andi'arrangement of the machine, the practical operation ofthe 'same is as' follows, viz

,The feathers on -heing put'into the cylinder'are then sitted by revolving themcylinder, whereby the dust and broken feathers falljthroughthe netting, leaving only the moet valuable portion for-'further treatment and use. The cover'of the case is then put on, andsteam thereinto inducted through the pipes G and E, from which it issues through the perforationsa in the central pipe, thereby lling the box' with steam, in which the cylinder and-feathers are made to revolve, the steam permeating the mass of feathers while being agitated by tumbling about in the revolving cylinder, at the same time sifting out the-worthless stuigthe'refrom. i

Thefeathers-being sui'iciently treated in this way, the steam is shut oil from the perforated pipe by means of the stop-cool: I', and'4 allowedto iiow into the 'side pipes D, which, by their heat, soon dry the feathers, by keeping them constantly agitated by the revolution of the cylinder.

ToY facilitate the proeesszoi drying, a section'of the cover of the case is removed, and draught-holesin the sidesor bottom opened, thereby producing a current ofheated air through theA feathers, which in a short while fits them for removal. g p l '-We are aware that feathers are renovated by heating them with steam, and thatthey are put into a cylinderiforthat purpose, but such cylinders are made tight, so that the dust and waste of the worn feathers cannot escape from thecylinder, hence are retained and` mixed ,upwith the steamed mass of feathers, therefore the work of renovation is necessarily incomplete,` and it' the feathers are much worn, the treatment is of little value to them, as all the clust and dirtfare left among them.V Y

'.Ihis,rhowe\'cr, is not the case when treated in a cylinder constructed and operated in the manner as above described, as the' feathers are first sifted by tumbling them' about in the cylinder, removing` by this means the dirt and worthless stuff, und which sifting is continued through the entire time of steaming and drying, sotbat nothing is left of value, vandthe feathers in a much better condition then can be obtained for them in the ordinary way of treatment. A

We do no t confine ourselves to the use ol' a. wire guze vin the .construction of the cylinder, as sheets of perforated tin can be used for this purpose. y l

What we claim as our invention, and vdesire to secure by vLetters Patent, is 1. A cylinder constructed of wire gauze or netting, substantially as and for the purpose set-forth. 2. The cylinder B, in combination lwith the box A, in the menner as and forsthe purpose described. 3. The pipes D E, als arranged lxfeltion to the cylinder B and box A, sul)stantially atsr and for ythe purpose set, forth. i

C. E. MASON, G. F. BELL. Witnesses:

W. H. Bummeln J. H. BURR-mun. 

